have allowed business owners to refuse to serve anyone base odd their religious belief. the governor used her veto pen last night after spending the day in a private meeting with supporters and opponents. >> i call them like i see them. despite the tears or the boos from the crowd. i sincerely believe that senate bill 1062 has the potential to create more problems than it purports to solve. i could divide arizona in ways we cannot even imagine, and no one would ever want. news of the veto immediately drew cheers from protest who had been gathered at the capitol in phoenix ever since the proposal won approval. senator mccain issued a statement say, quote -- i appreciate the decision made by governor brewer to veto this legislation.

i hope that we can now move on from in controversy and assure of american people that everyone is welcome to live, work and enjoy our beautiful state of arizona. and hillary clinton reacted as well during an appearance in miami. >> thankfully the governor of arizona has vetoed the discriminatory legislation that was passed. >> and the author of the bill, kathy herod of the center for arizona policy issued a statement as well saying -- today's veto of sb 1062 marks a sad day for arizonians who cherish and understand religious liberty. >> joining me live damian clinkle, the only openly gay member of the arizona -- >> thank you for having me on. >> i think the big question that lingers is why it took the

governor so long to take this amount. >> yeah, it really i think shined a negative light on the state of arizona. in the end i'm appreciative that the governor vetoed the bill, but in the past week, just the unbelievable outpouring of both private sector and public sector businesses and nonprofits, agencies and individuals who said this bill was unacceptable, not only for arizona, but in our country. it's really disappointing to see again that religion was used to veil discrimination. it was just really a disappointing piece of legislation that it even came forward at all, and that in 2014 we're evening discussing this time of policy. i saw you on lawrence o'donnell's show last night, and you said you normally don't make public reference to your sexuality, but you had to take a strong stand, given what was happens in your home state. >> you know, i think sometimes you have to stand up and speak

for what's right. when a bill like this moves through the political process, you know, whether it was discriminating against the lbgt community or another minority group, it's important to stand up and speak for what's right and speak from the heart. if my story helped illuminate that or provided insight to the other members of the house of representatives, to the type of impact it would have on individuals, then i hope that it helped. >> it's interesting, many decisions we have seen in our country have been made through the motivations of money, whether you person was afraid they would lose money or could stand to gain from it. with arizona, there was a lot of money on the table, from the super bowl to businesses saying they did not want to support the state if this was the way to go here. does it concern you, i should say, that a lot of this seems to be a decision based on money, revenue that would have been lost, as opposed to taking a stronger stand and saying this is not about religious liberty

and that's not what's at stake? >> yeah, i think there's sort of two facets to that question. the first is the fact that the private sector stepped up and said it is unacceptable, and this is unacceptable. unacceptable for our employees for our businesses, and unacceptable in a state we want to do business. i think that sends a strong message that political opinion about lbgt and have changed, but at the same time it is still very concerns that groups like -- like the center for policy helped initiate this bill still continue to tout that it is still about religious freedom and not about discrimination. >> and beyond that group who stands by the legislation, there are similar religious protection legislation being considered. we have a map here. ohio, mississippi, tennessee, georgia, idaho, south dakota, oklahoma, kansas, efforts currently stalled, though, in idaho, ohio and kansas.

when you look at that map and you see that there are other not just exclusive to the south, i'm a southerner, and i know that people often associate the south with some type of anted, this is speckled throughout our country. >> and i hope that states throughout the country look at what's happened here in arizona and say this is not the type of policy we want to push forward. the economic impacts are huge, the social impacts are enormous. it doesn't make for an exclusive america that i think is our true core values. it's what's really concerning is here in arizona it's a whole series of bills. it's another bill moving through the house that again attacks the lbgt community, special through saying who can and cannot officiate marriages, and framing that conversation. so, you know, this is just one of a whole series of bills that really attack the lbgt community and minority groups. it's really unacceptable. >> arizona democratic state

representative clinco, thank you for your time this morning >> thank you very much. a federal judge in texas has struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage. the judge ruled texas law restricted marriage to a man and woman violates the u.s. constituti constitution. however the judge in this decision will not -- will have no immediate impact. it won't have an immediate impact on same-sex couples wishing to marry. the judge issued a stay on the issue on the appeal to the court of appeals in new orleans. rising concerns of a return of a cold war between have a lad mir putin's russia and the u.s. john kerrries says russian intervention in the ukraine would be, quote, a grave mistake, thoughts eceddo today by secretary of defense chuck hagel. >> i'm closely watching the exercises along the ukrainian border. i expect russia to be transparent about the activities

and i urge them not to take any steps that could be misinterpreted or lead to miscalculation, during a very delicate time. >> the crisis now centers on the region of crimea, in southern ukraine, where pro-russian gunmen have seized control of parliament, barricading themselves inside, even raising russian flags. cold war fears with stoke yesterday when russia announced it's sending 150,000 troops to the border to engage in six games of war games, in what russian media described as the biggest exercise since the soviet era. there's now word unconfirmed that the president and we've heard these comments from secretary hagel, jim. what seems to be the tone where you are. >> tamron, first of all, turning quickly to kiev, what a first

day on the job to arseni -- he's the former economy and foreign minister, very well known to both the u.s. and russia. he was officially voted today as the interim prime minister, and his was a full plate. those russian-speaking commandos that you mentioned carry ak-47s and sniper rifles who stormed the crimean building, they're holed up inside. police have cordened off the area. crimea very important, because it is the home to the russian black sea fleet. to worsen matters there, now pro-russian lawmakers in crimea are calling for a referendum for separating from the ukraine. meanwhile, in an offense show of force, though, the kremlin here in moscow denies any connection to the events unfolding in you another crane form the surprise

war games are in the second day. you mentioned 150,000 troops, add to that some 900 tanks and some 200 aircraft and warships, and it's all focused on the russian border with ukraine, keeping palpable pressure on ukraine. if that weren't enough to deal with, the prime minister must now figure out how to get a nearly bankrupt ukraine back to solvency again, tamron. that was just day one. >> jim maceda. michael, thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. good morning. >> let's first talk about putin and his likely next move here. >> well, you know, the question is how aggressive he wants to be. probably i think he will wait and see what's happening within ukraine and whether in particular this situation in crimea spirals out of control.

most of the experts that i spoke to, people in and out of government think it's unlikely he would actually intervene militarily in this case, and that they doesn't have a desire to see the company broken up. but things are definitely getting worse, not better. i do think we're in uncharted waters. >> absolutely, as indicated in jim' report in the actions today, in your piece you wrote -- putin's loss in ukraine may potentially be obama's game, but to turn the screws on putin, obama may have to assume more risk than he is willing to accept. elaborate on that latter part. >> well, look, to the extent obama may want to score some points on putin, and he may, because putin has made life difficult. he's been a strategic obstacle. they took in edward snowden. he had the obnoxious op-ed. this is a country on his border.

this is a country where there are deep economic and social ties, and the stakes are higher for ultimate pianoen. he cares more. there is not nearly as much the u.s. can do. mainly the thing we would have to do is float ukraine a lot of money, for one thing. it could be very expensive to bail out the country, and i think at this point, can you imagine the president trying to explain to the american public we're going to be sending billions to this country that seems to be going down the drain? it seems very unlikely. >> as you note ukraine's economy is in shambles. it needs an estimated $35 bill chron by the end of this year to avoid bankruptcy. to your point, imagine if you call it a sales pitch to the american public, to the tune of that dollar figure. but let's go to richard engel's report stopped me some nigh track last night, sending 150,000 troops to the border to engage in these six days of war games, but they're calling it, of course, the biggest exercise

since the soviet era, michael. >> right. so that's definitely a concerning thing. i think the most positive way to interpret it is that it's a big of a senate to ukraine. it's not the start of a military intervention, but it's kind of a saber rattle. you heard secretary hagel saying you run the risk of class. when people are loading up the guns, turning on the tanks, you have a risk of something going wrong, and then you have this spiral. so it's just not good for militaries to be mobilizing. again, most of many people i spoke to actually pretty much unanimously for my story in "time" this weeks. >> an xlet piece in "time," michael. and we appreciate you joining us to discuss it. >> thank you so much.

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the fda is proposing big changes to the labels. proposed new labels would include more accurate serving and calorie information. now producers would also have to included added sugars along with potassium, even mivitamin d. joining me in studio is nutritionist ellie krieger. good to see you. >> great to be here, tamron. >> a lot of discussion regarding this. i think the big point is we will be able to determine more of what we put in our bodies. >> this is huge really. it's been 20 years since the label really was released. there's only been one change since then. >> why has it taken 20 yeerds?

hot pockets -- but we have all kinds of things that are available and these changes have not kept current. >> i'm not sure about the process as far as that goes, but i do know this current liable, the new proposed labels are getting high marks. they really reflect the science as it is now, and we -- it reflects our current understanding of what is causing and contributing to obesitobesi heart disease, diabetes and three key highlights. one calories will be really prominent. you can see them big and bold. >> you don't have to fill out your calculator. >> and don't need a magnifying glass to find it. also servings were container also big and bold. where it was sort of more, you know, difficult typeset prior. also serving sizes will be more reasonable. >> which i think is the key.

right now a serves size of soda is 8 ounces, but those who drink soda typically drink 12 ounces, so the fda wants it to be -- >> chass are you're drinking that bottle of soda. if it's anywhere between 12 and 20 ounces, so that electric reflective there. when you buy a small bag of chips, that's going to be one serving, for example, on a cup of ice cream instead of half a cup, which is quite small, as an example. >> do you find that people who are trying to eat headier run into stumbles because of the way or food is labeled. >> i think this label really addresses that. one huge thing i've been advocating for is the addition of a line for added sugars, because prior sugars were lumped together. if the sugar came from raisins, it didn't differentiate between that or if it was just some high fructose corn syrup.

now i really think that line for added sugars is huge. more and more evidence is showing that people need to reduce the added sugar. not to worry about sugar from health request foods like fruits, milk andiology gird, but naturally occurring sugars that are inherent in foods, but to really look at the added sugars. the stuff they're puttic in to make it sweeter. >> as we understand there will be the 0 days of public comment and this may take about two years to implement for us to look at the box and see the information. what is the best advice other than mott railings, which we know, we know. >> do look at calories, look at the serving sizes on there, and look at the ingredient list. what is in it? and that ingredient list will tell you what is in it. >> thank you so much, ellie. you do such a great job. >> great to be here.

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this season winter weather could set records in the midwest. several cities could tie for the number of days for subzero temperatures. milwaukie could break a record for the coldest high temperature. thingser heating up, and not in a good way. journalists and writer michael gra graf says the ongoing moral monday protests, graf says has split the state in two and calls the prettiest, ugliest, most forward-thinking, in the south. he joins me now. michael, i think some people may say that about my home state of texas, but nevertheless there's interesting things happening in north carolina. first, let's talk about the

demographics of the state. you really break it down in your article, pointing out the eastern half, people still own land, they were granted from their families by the king in the 1700s, and then in the west it's the mountain people. >> yes, yes, of course that's not everybody. >> sure, of course. >> but that is sort of the feeling of the state. if you drive to the east, you are in wide open flat land. if you talk to people there, you can see certainly that some people still own land that has been in the family for 300 years, and then there's a grayer side of the state, a little bit less kempt, less kept in the western side, i guess. >> in this piece you point to a specific day in november that you believe, as they like to say in d.c., was a game changer. november. >> i'm sorry, i didn't hear. >> in the piece you talk about the political turn, and one day

that stands out for many was november 2008, when you saw victory party for democrat larry kissle, and some of the reaction from the congressional races in that state. >> yeah, that was sort of the -- that was the big moment in the state where the republicans have sort of said we've lost everything. we've lost the house, the senate race here, we've lost more than we've won and i think we're going to regroup and do something. over the next two years, they set out to really take over in the 2010 election, and they flipped i think it was 15 seats in the house, maybe ten in the senate. i can't remember the numbers now, they're in the story, but that was sort of the moment where everything changed here. it was after 140 years or so of the democrats having at least one side of the legislature, and most obvious they had the

governor's mansion, too. >> what impact has the moral march or moral mondays had on the political dynamic? we've covered it extensively. you can imagine when people in your home state see the headline, that might not settle well, but the moral mondays has also set off a significant balance between people who support that, by the way, not just african-americans. attorneys, working class, doctors, folks of all races against the governor pat mckrory. >> yeah, i'm in charlotte, so you started hearing about it last year more and more, just in small increments, then all of a sudden it started to grow. in charlotte, we really started to notice as a group of journalists actually one writer for "the charlotte observer" was

arrested. he's a religion writer, been there for 30 years or so, and i started to see this is something differe different. at that march in february, it wasn't -- there were arguments over the total turnout. there was no doubt there were tens of thousands of people there of all races and colors, and ethnicities. >> right. >> it was -- it's an incredible mix. >> it absolutely is. it's a great piece. people should check it out. i appreciate you joining us, michael. have a good morning. >> okay. thank you. up next, our first read team says reps have a lot going for them so far, but there's an issue to hearten democrats, a gop brand problem. mark murray is next. and a live picture of the white house where michelle obama just started speaking. she is, of course, announcing the fda's proposal to change food labels.

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or maybe not, i don't really know you. bellman: welcome back, captain obvious. captain obvious: yes i am. all those words are spelled correctly. a newly released poll suggests that republicans are in pretty good position, and now that colorado cory gardner has announced he will enter the senate race challenging senator mark udall. but given the recent controversy over arizona 'now vetoed bill that would have allowed business owners to refuse service based on grounds of religion, there's one thing that appears to be a problem for republicans -- their brand. governor brewer did veto the message. the entire story was a reminder how on some social issues today's republican party is out of step with the rest of

america, but it remains to be seen if that rebranding problem will actually hurt them come election today. joining muss mark murray, so mark, this is fascinating in this data that's coming in. what do you make here that, yes, there's a brand problem that's often, and you would talk to any of the republicans, especially that come on here that would atmitt to that, but it doesn't seem to have a imagine impact at least on the polls. >> one, right now their overall political environment is favoring republicans. i think that has to do with the residue and hangover of all the health care controversies that battled the administration. we're still seeing some of the effects of that. the other thing in the republicans' favor is just the overall map when they're going to be in alaska, even in a state like north carolina, that ends up helping republicans, but is it the arizona that veto pointed out, even though it was vetoed,

we've seen the republican party trip up on social issues, whether it was on that, whether it's on gay marriage, whether it's talking about contraception, and democrats want to be able to exploit that. i'm not sure that's necessarily going to be that silver bullet come 2014 in the mid terms, but that's what they want. >> let's talk about the senate here. we have a list of some of the republicans mentioned already. cory gardner, but bill cassidy, steve danes, tomorrow -- tom cotton. >> they have a lot of paths to pick up those senate seats, but those you just mentioned, in 2012, they didn't have a good track record. they democrats were basically looking at their brand issues in congress, to i don't that against them. we'll see if that playbook works in 2014, tamron.

>> mark, we'll see you tomorrow. >> thanks. so this afternoon, president obama will unveil an ambitious new social program that's likely to be very personal. it's called my brother's keeper. it's a social initiative aimed at helping young men of color. the president will be joined by contingency of business owners, nonprofits and philanthropists at the white house as he outlines the new effort to help young minority men whose lives are often disproportionately affected by poverty or crime. it was after meeting with these students from chicago's hyde park academy that the president started taking steps towards what would be the launch of my brother's keeper. the goal is to adopt the best strategies and practices from communities throughout the country where businesses and foundations are already working together to help these young men. valerie jarrett stressed how important this is for the president while speaking with my colleague chuck todd a few hours ago. >> he feels this enormous responsibility to make sure that all of our children grow up and

have the ability for the fair shot and opportunities to reach their dreams. >> the centerpiece of the initiative will be a new interagency task force. the effort is already getting a huge financial boost. joining mess now esther armon, contributing editor for alternet.org, and author of "book 6 in the morning." thanks so much for joining muss. esther, i'll start with you. you jumped on the subway, we wanted to get your voice -- we are talking about young men, but the reality is many of these young men are raised in single parent homes by women disproportionately affected by poverty and crime, in many cases incarcerated for a longer length

of time. the justice department is looking at that. >> we are talking about young americans. we're talking about americans who have the right of the government and nation to look after them, in exactly the same ways the government and policy looks out for every sector of this nation. so i think it's really important to recognize that young black men are part of american society. so the action matters. the thing that i'm concerned about is that the best practice, which is so often already rooted in so many activist communities throughout the country, that they get a seat at the table. i think $200 million is amazing, but given the ways in which there has always been a disproportionate impact on communities of color or both young black machine and young black women, that this extends beyond the finiteness of $200 million. what would be the long term goal. you're talking about a disparity that has historical roots, a

legacy in trauma. like here in new york city, erica ford does amazing work, baron hurt does amazing works, these folks who have been doing the practice for a long time, will they be at the table? will they be at the receiving ends of the kinds of funds that can actually turn around lives? >> it sounds as the program will do exactly that. find programs that are working, perhaps make not those specific people you name, but those names working that try to replicate those things. >> i read a piece in "new york times" this morning about the initiative names the folks -- >> this is the opening salvo. >> and i think what's important in these initiatives is that early on, that the local communities are engaged right at the beginning. obvious what happens is they're engaged so far down in the process, it becomes like the crumbs that are left over that end up in those spaces, where they should be at the beginning ofs process. they've been in those communities for a long time

doing that work. >> professor, the reality is, and to esther's point, looking for a solution, looking for something that works is nothing new. i lived in chicago for ten years. i can name a laundry list of people dedicated in the community, men and women who have been trying to do the very thing that the president wants to put in action, but let's face it, this is the first time that a black president can personalize this and bring it to the american people and share this is the american challenge, and not just in one neighborhood. >> right. you know, i think a big part of this here -- and i think it's fantastic that the president is able to take a top-down approach. this is the first time we've had that, so that's a significant game changer right there, but i think the wild card in all of this really is the community college system, because a lot of these issues are rooted in performance and education, or maybe even more specifically

lack thereof. i know part of the language is around discipline policies and how discipline is enacted and distributed amongst different groups of students. so the discipline gap as it relates to the achievement gap is a big part of this. and in terms of trying to turn around what we're talking about here, there's a large piece of this that speaks to academic self-esteem. by the time a lot of these students come out of 12th grade, there are questions around whether or not they're even college material. i have to tell you after having been a teacher for over 20 years at every level from preschool to graduate school, 99.9% of the students that i've had issues are have had nothing to to do with intelligence. >> i've got breaking news. i apologize to both of you. i have to take our audience to this breaking news from washington. attorney general eric holder has been taken to the hospital. joining me now, nbc's pete

williams. what do we know right now? >> good day to you. we're told by several officials that the attorney general was taken to the washington hospital center this morning by his security detail, not by an ambulance. a justice department official says that during his regular morning meeting with his staff at the justice department, he began experiencing symptoms which they say include faintness and shortness of breath. so as a precaution, he was taken to the washington hospital center, medstar washington hospital center for further tests. they say he is resting comfortably, in good condition, he's alert talking to his doctors, and they say they'll give us more information. eric holder is 63 years old. he's been in good physical condition, and avid basketball player. we know of no similar episodes like this before involves the attorney general, or involving eric holder. so we're waiting to hear for

more detail about what the doctors conclude, but they say he's doing fine now, but that they were concerned about these symptoms. so took him to the hospital this morning. >> pete williams, thank you very much for the details. we'll continue to follow. we're going to go to a break. we'll be right back. ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good around ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ [ female announcer ] fiber one.

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sparked a gut-wrenches controversy regarding parents and a family's rights. we're in the seven weeks since to a -- her family had fought the brain-dead diagnosis, claiming her body was still functions and she was still moving. now her mother says she's improving. in fact, in a facebook post last week, malia winfield wrote, quote -- she is much better physically, and i see changes that give me hope. joining mess brianna edwards, who has written about this story. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me, tamron. >> when i saw she posted this, it took my breath away. obviously she fought to have her daughter moved. what more do we know regarding the condition and whether or not this is a mother being hopeful, or are these in fact signs of

improvement? >> it's actually quite hard to tell, tamron. quite frankly her mother didn't detail exactly what improvement she saw, just that she saw signs that gave her hope. there were no details. what we do know, however in december, at least three neurologists looked at her and said the prognosis was impossible so it's different to see what signs her mother gives her hope. >> experts at the time also criticized the family saying this decision to keep her on a ventilator was the wrong decision, and that she had no chance of recovery, but this family remains steadfast, indicating that they felt she had some movement despite what medical professionals there said. this set off, as you well know, a huge debate regarding the family's right, and put this family on the front of the these argument, and this discussion. >> yes, you're absolutely right, tamron. i think that comes back to a

larger mistrust of the african-american community for medical professionals. as you know, the black experience in medicine in the united states hasn't exactly always been great, and so sometimes when doctors say something, that we are hesitant to accept that this is the end game. we want to extend and receive as much treatment as possible. as a matter of fact, a pugh research poll back in november showed that a majority of african-americans believed that doctors should be obligated to keep patients on any treatment that they could provide. >> that's fascinating. is that a higher number than across the board? i remember seeing a remarkable 60 minutes piece not terribly long ago on the amount of money that's spent to extend life. it was across the board. so you're saying that there are numbers out that indicate this is something particularly of concern and of focus in the african-american community? >> absolutely. the majority of

african-americans want -- their life expectancy expanded. they want everything possible to extend their life, whereas, you know, a minority of their white counterparts don't feel the same way. they're more counterparts feel more interested in how to remove life support. the number is about 26% want -- believe that doctors should extend life as much as possible. in comparison to the 50% of african-americans. >> is there any indication that jahi's mother will allow cameras or allow interviews, any more specifics to validate what she's saying or she's recognizing her child's recovery? >> as you know, she kind of withdrew from public life shortly after the incident because of death threats being received actually. she's more focusing on jahi. there's no sign she will provide any more updates or give the public any hint as to what she's saying that makes her so hopeful. >> we greatly appreciate you

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on this morning quts you can join our twitter page. time for the "news nation" gut check. a republican state senator in utah says he wants to make it harder to divorce so men, men aren't surprised when they are served the papers. right now utah law forces couples to take a two-hour seminar before a divorce is granted. he says that bill is too late

and his bill requires couples with children with take the seminar sooner. two weeks ago he told dads divorce.com, most of his divorced friends are men and many were shocked when their wives ambushed them with papers. >> i think what this course does, which basically mandates that before you file, the filer -- who's the one take ago firm tif action, has to take this course. that individual often a woman, will be aware of alternatives and will be aware of the impact. >> so you heard him. what does your gut tell you? should couples be forced to take a class before they file so in this case he says mostly men are not caught off guard? i know, it's a strange gut check but go to newsnation.msnbc.com.

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